Vancouver Smackdown: Parks v. Police State

StrangenessAmongstTheBedfellows
CivicVille


Look.

I understand that a lot of mess that the City of Vancouver is in regarding its budget can be laid at the feet of Smilin' Sammy and The Spamaloteers.

And I also understand that holding the line on taxes is probably a huge issue for the Pols whispering in his Gregorousness' ear.

But.

This business of closing the Bird Conservatory and the Stanley Park Petting Zoo can not stand, for all kinds of reasons, including many of those that Mr. Berner has been shouting about for some time now.

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So.

Let's forget all the nuts-and-bolts 'retail vs. wholesale' politics crap for a moment and just consider what the heckfire is really going on here.

First, we currently have a $2.8 million dollar annual Parks budget shortfall.

Second, the Five-Ringed Circus' three week security budget is now $1 billion and counting.

Or, put another way (using the addition, subtraction and long division skills that I've been honing recently helping littler e. with her math homework).....

....Dismantling even half of that ridiculous, wasteful circus police state apparatus would leave us with $500 million extra dollars which would be enough to ensure that the kids, the grandkids, the great grandkids, the great-great grandkids and the great-great-great grandkids of Vancouver's current taxpayers would be able to visit the birds and pet the lambs for approximately 178.57142 years.

OK?

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